English ship Repulse (1596)

Repulse,[Note 1] sometimes written as Due Repulse, was a 40/48-gun ship of the English Tudor navy, launched in 1596.

History
England
Name:	Repulse
Builder:	Deptford Dockyard
Launched:	c.1 March 1596
Fate:	Broken up, 1649
General characteristics as built
Class and type:	40-48 gun ship
Tons burthen:	622
Length:	105 ft (32 m) (keel)
Beam:	37 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold:	16 ft (4.9 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Armament:	38 principal guns, plus 4 smaller anti-personnel guns
General characteristics after 1610 rebuild[1]
Class and type:	40-gun Great ship
Tons burthen:	657
Length:	108 ft (33 m) (keel)
Beam:	37 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold:	16 ft (4.9 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Armament:	34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns

Repulse was rebuilt in 1610 as a great ship of 34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns.[1] She was broken up in 1649.[1]

Notes

1. The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively

References

Citations

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.

Bibliography

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.